Nigeria Police Act 2020
Section 57 - Search record
(1) A search record shall be prepared in the prescribed Form to be known as a National Search Record Form.
(2) The following information must always be included in the National Search Record Form:
(a) the name of the person searched or if, he withholds it, description of the person;
(b) the date of birth of the person searched;
(c) a note of the person's ethnic origin;
(d) when a vehicle is searched, a description of the vehicle, including the registration number;
(e) the object of the search;
(f) the ground for making the search;
(g) the date and time the search was made;
(h) the place where the search was made;
(i) the result of the search;
(j) a note of any injury or damage to property resulting from the search; and
(k) the identity of the officer making the search.
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